Even though we know storms, we’re still cold! The wind is howling. We are hunkering down for the big “Upper Midwest” winter storm. I’m a little under the weather myself, hoping rest during a storm cures this bug. Tonight our now teenager and I found these photos from a few years when we had 30″ of snow in 24 hours…
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Crock Pot Spare Rib Recipe
Filed Under: Proteins, Recipes, Supper Tagged With: cooking, crockpot meal, hunk of meat Monday, protein 8 Comments
Twice in the last couple weeks I have come home to the most fantastic aroma in our kitchen. It’s a Crock Pot spare ribs recipe and you are going to love it. I buy spare ribs on sale at our local meat counter. I pulled two racks from the freezer the other day with the intention of getting them ready…
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Baby shower ideas for the (un)crafty
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Today along with a few friends and our pastor I am helping host a baby shower for a local friend who had a baby in January. It is she and her husband’s third child but she’s never had a baby shower before so a group of us thought throwing a proper baby showering of love and gifts was needed. I…
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Sisterly walk on the farm
Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Family Values Tagged With: agriculture, family, family farm, Farmgirl Friday, farming 2 Comments
Our girls are just shy of 19 months apart in age. They love each other. They also get in each others’ faces from time to time. They create chaos. But when I am able to spend down time with them and capture moments like we did getting some fresh GriggsDakota air, the chaotic moments vanish from my mind and all…
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WW: Attempting to share a treadmill (video)
Filed Under: Family Values Tagged With: family, kids, motherhood 9 Comments
The girls were motivated to exercise together while watching a few minutes of cartoons. My mom was hovering nearby just in case they fell while I took pictures. It got to be so exciting that I had to back up and video it. First the photos… Miss A was not satisfied being on the back of the treadmill. She needed…
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